{"id":30472,"date":"2020-04-18T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=30472"},"modified":"2020-04-18T09:53:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:53:54","slug":"portland-trail-blazers-all-decade-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/04\/18\/portland-trail-blazers-all-decade-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Trail Blazers All-Decade Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> all-decade team is full of star power. The 2010s was the first decade that the Trail Blazers were the only team in the Pacific Northwest. However, they have been able to represent that area well over the past decade. This was because both Vancouver and Seattle lost their NBA teams in 2001 and 2008.<\/p>\n

The Trail Blazers had a rather successful decade. They made it to the NBA playoffs six times in a row. They also have been in the playoffs eight times in the decade, including the NBA playoff appearances in 2010 and 2011. As a result, the Portland Trail Blazers produced several great players throughout the previous decade.<\/p>\n

Portland Trail Blazers All-Decade Team\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Portland Trail Blazers All-Decade Team – Starters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jusuf Nurki\u0107 \u2013 Center (2017-Present)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The first player on this list is Jusuf Nurki\u0107<\/a><\/strong>. According to NBA.com<\/a>, Nurki\u0107 was acquired along with the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>\u2019 2017 first-round draft pick from the Denver Nuggets<\/a>. In return, Portland gave up Mason Plumlee<\/strong><\/a>, a 2018 second-round draft pick and cash considerations. As a result of a new home, Nurki\u0107 was able to breakout.<\/p>\n

Nurki\u0107 was a huge steal for the Trail Blazers. His stats dramatically improved with the Portland Trail Blazers. In the 2016-17 NBA season, he averaged 15.2 points per game. This was a jump of more than five points per game when he was with the Denver Nuggets in the same 2016-17 NBA season.<\/p>\n

He would continue averaging points at this rate. This includes the 2018-19 NBA season, where he averaged 15.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1 steal, and 1.4 blocks per game. Unfortunately, an injury has kept him out of action during the 2019-20 NBA season. According to RotoWorld<\/a>, the Bosnian professional basketball player was planning to play on March 15th<\/sup> against the Houston Rockets<\/a>. However, this was not to be as the NBA suspended the season on March 11th.<\/p>\n